The BIG EAST Conference shares the nation’s grief over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and the many before them whose lives were lost to callous and senseless acts of violence and bigotry. We and our schools condemn systemic racism in all of its forms, and we are deeply saddened that a country so enriched by its diversity finds itself at yet another agonizing juncture in its history.
In college athletics, we are educators above all, and the values of inclusion, tolerance, respect and equality are at the core of the academic and athletic missions of all of our schools.